Pulmonary artery embolism by a metal fragment after a booby trap explosion in a combat patient injured in the armed conflict in East Ukraine: a case report and review of the literature

Pulmonary artery embolism by a metal fragment after a booby trap explosion in a combat patient injured in the armed conflict in East Ukraine: a case report and review of the literature

Abstract Background Pulmonary artery embolization due to projectile embolus is a rare complication in combat patients. Such embolization is rare for combat patients in the ongoing armed conflict, in East Ukraine since 2014. Case presentation We report a clinical case of a 34-year-old Caucasian comba...

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Main Authors: Igor Khomenko, Ievgen Tsema, Pavlo Shklyarevych, Kyrylo Kravchenko, Victoriia Holinko, Sofiia Nikolaienko, Sergey Shypilov, Oleg Gerasimenko, Andrii Dinets, Vladimir Mishalov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Projectile-embolus
Combat trauma
Damage control
Hybrid warfare
Armed conflict in Ukraine
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-018-1834-5

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http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-018-1834-5

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